Article and photo by Rick Roop. Rick Roop gives a tribute to Trooper Randall Massengill one year since his passing last year, January 2022. Between Tazewell and Harrogate, Tennessee at the England cemetery just beyond the Powell River bridge you can hear the sounds of taps being played on an…
Several local middle school teams were in action, January 23, during the consolation and championship matchups of the 2023 Section 2, Area 6A District Tournament held at Hancock County High School in Sneedville, TN. The first consolation matchup of the evening was between the girls of Forge Ridge and Soldier’s…
In a ceremony at Cumberland Gap High School, January 20, Gibbs Cochran joined teammates, school officials, media and family to announce his intention to play baseball with the Eagles of Alice-Lloyd. The Zone was there and interviewed Cochran who spoke about his decision and more. His parents, Todd and Anita,…
There were several worthy candidates considered for this award and after much consideration, Justin Robinson is the 2022 Reece Monument Company, Male Athlete of the Year. Robinson played on both offense and defense making the Bulldogs a better all-around football team. Defensively, he accounted for 27 tackles, three for losses,…
Rick Roop recently played the National Athem at Cumberland Gap High School before the varsity basketball games. Roop has made the circle from a high school band student to an artist. He shared a few of his thoughts with The Zone, “I think back to a place when times were…
Cumberland Gap hosted Alcoa, January 9, in two games of varsity basketball. The first game featured the Lady Panthers battling the Lady Tornadoes. The Lady Panthers struck first with a basket down in the paint, but Alcoa answered with eight straight before the first timeout of the game, 8-2….
The Zone’s 10th Educator of the Month award winner as presented by Randall Smith is Alisha Massengill. Alisha Massengill is the art teacher at Claiborne High School. Massengill’s students just had their big art show and some of her artists were chosen to display their work at the Lincoln Memorial…
The Zone’s Students of the Month for December are Eli Medlin and Addison Dyke. Eli was nominated by Rebecca Russell and she said this about Eli, “I would like to nominate one of my students, Eli Medlin. He is a hard worker, great participator in class, and takes such great…
The late Dudley Day is The Zone’s first Veteran of the Month as presented by Jon Smith Subs in Harrogate, Tennessee. Dudley was a veteran of the United States Air Force where he served for ten years. He had tours of duty in Korea and Afghanistan. He always professed his…
